‘JOHN WILLIAMS’ FILM NIGHT’ August 24, 2019, Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, MA The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by DAVID NEWMAN and JOHN WILLIAMS JOHN WILLIAMS, Host Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker teaser poster CONCERT PROGRAM David Newman conducting Hooray…

“Celebrated German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter has long been both a dedicated commissioner of new works for the violin as well as an ardent fan of the music of composer John Williams; her new album combines these two facets by presenting…

Mutter met Williams at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a few years ago, and politely begged him to write a piece for her. “She said, ‘Write 10 bars — 10 measures of music. That’s all you…

Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops orchestra performed the live score to the original Star Wars on August 16, 2019 at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts. John Williams was in attendance and made an appearance on stage at the end of the performance.…

On August 3, the Academy of Scoring Arts hosted a score study of John Williams’ score for Jurassic Park. During the event, Don Williams, veteran studio percussionist and brother of John, dropped some details about the score for Star Wars: The…

‘ACROSS THE STARS: MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS’ July 7, 2019, Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, MA The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS and DAVID NEWMAN * ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER, Violin CONCERT PROGRAM David Newman conducting Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Theme…